Archive: 9 June 2020

IF THERE’S anybody who needs prayers everyday, it’s PF so that they can be redeemed, says Choma Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa. And Mweetwa has implored Minister of National Guidance Reverend Godfridah Sumaili […]

ACTIONAID Zambia says the continued stay of Cabinet Ministers in office while they are being investigated for corruption is against the country’s national values and morals. In response to a press query, ActionAid Zambia country […]

THE Non-Governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 lacks the standards of meeting the key principles of constitutionalism. In a statement, Monday, NGOCC board chairperson Mary Mulenga reiterated […]

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka has vowed that the party will commence mobilisation activities despite the call for parties to refrain from social gatherings. In an interview, Katuka said it was unfair that President Edgar […]

SOME staff members at the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Mass Media Complex in Lusaka have tested positive to COVID-19. In a statement, ZNBC corporate affairs manager Yvette Chanda said the affected employees had been […]

AN investigation has revealed that government, through the Ministry of Health, last year awarded a US$17 million contract for the supply of health centre kits to a company called Honey Bee Pharmacy Limited, which did not exist. Records at the ministry show that a solicitation document for the tender was issued on October 7, 2019 and the evaluation of bids was done on October 22, 2019, while the contract between Honey Bee Pharmacy Limited and Ministry of Health was signed on November 22, 2019. But Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) records do not show any company that existed prior to 2019 registered as Honey Bee Pharmacy Limited. Research showed that Honeybee Pharmacy had been a sole trading name for an individual named Imran Lunat.

SIX Lusaka PF supporters have reported Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo to the Anti Corruption Commission for “several acts of abuse of authority of office”. The complainants include Geoffrey Mutale Mwila, Celestine Rocky Mukandila, Simon […]

FORMER ZCCM-IH chief executive officer Dr Pius Kasolo says no gold mine exists in Zambia because from available empirical evidence, only exploration and artisanal mining is taking place. And Dr Kasolo says all political party […]

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has insisted that it is concerned Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 seeks to reverse all the gains that were made in the 2016 amendments. In a statement, Monday, TI-Z […]

FIVE opposition UPND officials in Kitwe have been detained for distributing face masks in markets. And seven UPND officials in Wusakile have also been detained for holding an in-door party mobilization meeting. UPND Copperbelt spokesperson […]